Check certifier



July l5, 1929- J. w. CARLSON l-:T Al. 1,721,104`

` crmcx CERTIFIER Filed April 22, 192'? 3 Sheets-Sheet l July 16, 1929.

J. w. CARLSON ET AL CHECK CERTIFIER Filed April 22, 1927 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 nafonoms'.-

July 16, 1929 Y J. w. CARLSON ET AL 1,721,104

CHECK GERTIFIER n Wy di] 5y um i 'ironifw.} oALsoNANnTHoHAs, `nl.yiivnrisrrg on enroheogiaimotn stemrnvoni), or i 1 EvANs'roN, ammore; AssmNoBs. 'ro :muismat:MANUmorUrano4 ooiiufnnml or Our iilienution relates to la `eertifier for eoin Il meroial paper such as `cheeks anllthelike.` i f p n Waite showngand described, is ma)died` ina maehineada tedto imprint upon a'elieel; ,thevalueifor vvlilch andthe date oniwhich it is eertiedandf alsoiotlier Alinghjrrnation; ative of certifieatiomileavmgfit necessary for the;` bankoeiiaieniy i@ ade entame, minne or other identification to ilolnpletepthe" cer` j tifieati'onf` l Following "thef present e eorninon ,i

, `"praotioe of benks,the infonrnation indicative of `certifieationi` is `"arran, ged,to surround. the

otheterraeemm @Der beedorediif" def i sired.`

".The principal to implify and preventthe alteratlon of-,certifi-` cations of;cheeks"andthelike;l y d ,i lea-single Inai andotherldesired oertifieation information.

Another objectismtoprovide a nie-chine whichis easy @manipule-fe 'reliable @111 ,Orl-l A erationandinexpensive Inariufacture.,l i,

Other Objects eid Ladverltleees will herein-,i afterappear, "i 7 A velues and, if desired, alsodates uponithe paper, and the otherforimprinting additional h information to indicate that the` paper` 1s eer,-

to the other. In thepreferred form of ina; ehinethe tivo imprinting units are separately i e and sequentially operated, the value imprint- `'suoli `"as may he "produced by Ina- Figsis i #partialseetionof theUlaChllle i p Fig. is `an of of the frneehanisni] cheek holding earriage,

e In general, he mao'hineoo'mprises im?` printing unitsdone "for" seleotivelyE imprinting tiiied andhylwhom, carriage provided to holdithe` paperlandearry` itfrom; one unit i inge nnitbeing operated first, and the ,arriage rientriirren;u

chine" which `vvill" seleotively, imprint valuesi In the' f `Instr-ate` one embodiment of theinve'ntion: e i

d `a r `feesimile fof a ,oertiioation im-g ainenli,rgezdflfront elevation reciente ee,

` A CHICAGO, 131.1119135@,coBroBA'rIoNory ILLINos.

the unit B, which imprints the other informaoludes` a sheetmetal easing and support 4l0 Whiohis pivotally mounted on base C, `With` 1 in and rotatively mounted on a ,shaft support-V ed bythe endwalls of lthe, easing area series "tion, are mounted together` on `a baseG of` 'castor pressed metal.` Y d' Q i The value and date imprinting `unit A inof independently movable type sectors,` The perlpheries of these type sectors are provided y 1 with therequisite type seleotivelyto `produce l digits ofvalue and the months,` days and fyears fordates. The sectors for the digits of dollar, values are` respectively ,providedV with "operating handles 11 told, inclusive, andthe sectors forthedigits vof cent values are re-v` spectively providedgwith operating handles` j `l'iand 18.` `The month seetonhas an operatf Y l ing handle.19`, the sectors Vforfitlie digits o3 "f the days have handles 20 and 21,' respectively,

and I'those for thedigit's'of the yearsha-vehan- `dles 22 and 23respeotively`. `lVith the exe Ception of handle 22 of thesector for the tens digits offyears, all ofthefsector operating handles project-1` through corresponding slots f in the casing `so as to be readilyfmanipuleted by` the operator,` Since the tens digityear sector will he moved. only` onoei in ten years,

and is` behind the` front easing VWall.` In this` positionitis outof the way and cannot interu t ferefvvith the leverswhich must bemanipuits lever' 22 is" made shorter thanthe other 1;?, l levers so; asgnot to project beyond the casing lated ,i with" greater frequency.V ,Howeveig it L ."eanihe .moved readilyxhy apenoil or` some other pointed instrumentiinserted 'through the` slot in `vtfhichtheilevers 20 and.21 `are `adapted 1 to i be; y `moved. Guide indications imprint.,` 'If` desired, i visiloleI indicia, Corresponding `to the type'eharaoters, may be' arwith it the value and dat@ .105" ,the paperjhy a lever 25..fv A stationeryplaten eo-operateswiththe movabletype toproduce theimprint. `Isually thevalueanddagtetype ,emaybejarranged beside the operating. handle e slots to aoilitate proper adjustment` of the e `eorresponding sectors to `produce the `desired i vprintingroller makesfwill be suiiicientto disif, Y charge-:the -checkcompletely clear of the ma chilien: i i" h i A Y When the Vcheck is releasedand While unit B is' still in the actof impriiiting'the checkl with certifying or similar Yindiciaythe, cai'- riage is returned to its check receiving posi-- tion in front of unit A; The return actioiiis automatically effected `by the force storedl in COilspriiig 93, which force 4isi transferred .to Y i linlr82a`ndthence througlilthe rackand pinion mechanism to the-j carriage. Whenthe re- Y turn movement is complete',` another check` inlay be securedon the carriage, the gripper having ybeenfturned back when the carriage Wasadj acentunit B. i i

oted lto the housing at 108 andi is held. nor-` m finally in a-Y counterclockrvise',position` bya spring 109.' Gear59ha's api'ojectionsiich as `I 'ascreW-head 111 oiiits face, this screw-head YF beingsofpositioned` that when the lever156is in an extremeractuated position, screw-head 111 will engagefthe end'l of `stopkarinlO'? Vat 111? and depress thesame. 'lhiscausesa slight l countercloclrvvise movement of the entire arm about .pivot 108,vthereby` causing the portion i of the arm adjacent thefend face ofprinting f roller -34 toextend still nearerfto thisface. i At the saine time a dog 112.-projecting out-fVV Walrdly from the end-face ofthefroller Yen# f gag'esstop arm-107, and this resultsin apositive arresting of the niotionof the roller. The

` Y action, thereby releasing the printing roller so that it is ready to advance as soonas the oper return-of operating lever 56 to itsnorinalup- `Ward position results in a movement ofnstop arm 107,7in a reversedirection, duefto sprii'ig `atingleverisagainldepressed., i 50y @In order to supply ink. to the printingroll er, a pair of-ink rollers 118 andsllt is providedyvhichcpair of rollersis supported ina t frame designated generally by thereferencev character 115. The frame maybe supported ,Y in anysuit-able mannervvithinthe'housing, but "vvefshovv` afconstruetion Whichhas been found good.` Frame 115 is pivoted at 116 in a second slidable i fframe 02117, and -is forced Y againstthe faceof the'printing roller 34 by'a spring `118 `Whichlis secured Yto framell'?.

Y Frame `117 vslides inwardly on Aav plate 119 se cured to thehousing,`;andisprovided `with a portion which extends under p1ate119iand another portion which extends on vtop ofthe same,this structure resulting in a seciire assembly, attheflsame time permitting flange or turned-over portion 121 which serves as ahousing toi-close fa portion ofthe front part ofunit Bg" VThe entireroller "assembly can bewithdrawn by meansof handle 121 for;

purposesof inking, replacement of rolls, and the like. Y

In `operating the entire machine, i `a check `is eXtended endwisepartially under the housingfportion of unit A. The edge of thecheck gripper ,95 is then tuiiiedyabout its `pivotal support toy engage ,theche'ck and hold it inthe` position inwhich it hasbeenfplacedfon -tlie rlhe amount` and @date 1 are.` i i carriage table.

i ready WithdraWalfofY the entire roller'assem- `:bly. `Frame 117.Y is `provided with affront `is held-againstguide nfingersQSaiidv 99,.and I then set'by levers-11 to2?) h (if not already positioned), and operating lever 25 depressed to print-fthe amount forwhich thevcheckjis to be 'certiiiechand the dateon Which certificationtalresplace; As soon as operatinglever 25 vis released, lever 56 is depressed toadd to Atheamount line indicia of. certification. 'The Y y lsie Y first movement of leverY 56 results Viii a-rapid travelii'igof the :check lioldingcarriage to unit Bu At the Sametime the Yprinting roller `bie- Y y ginsto revolve `sothat by the time they checki's in position, itis engaged between matiiX` 35 and platen rolleri. "Continued dovvnWard inotionfoflevei' 56fca`use's projecti0n106' `Yon t thel printingrrollen to engage the ifngellik@` tiinelthe check is already infengagementbetvveen the two rollers in unit B,and"the finalV depressing action ofthe operatingleverfcompletesV the rotation of theJ printing roller" and discharges the check at the side of themachine. v*Operating lever t 56 is released,- fand `themechanismreturns to its normal position in the manner described. i

projection on the check gripper and release i the cheek in tliefmanner described'. AAt this 10d Y: The @truncation ofthe-.eimer new com,-

plete, With theexceptionof'thersignature ofV an oflicer ofthe bank.` Y In'v the" Yillustration shown iii Fig.` 2,' space foionlya hsingle signa` ture is provided, but if desired,'places` for a lnumber ofsignatur'escan befui'nished so that Y Y if it is necessary "for abooklieeper, Atelleror other einployeeof the bankto approve the check and toI signify tothesigning ofticerth'at the accountis goed, this can-all beltaken Ycare Y of by a single impressionof the*certifyingV machine; In other Words, the YniaehineYvcan he modified to impress a check Withl indicia in tion in the business house iii'which it isused. Y Having thusillustrated and described'one embodiment of Vourinvention,what ive desire to secure bv UnitedStatesLettersPatent is. as follovvs:`Vv g ff) '1 j i signed to be employedlin operatiiigton: coiniis Y i. in imagina@ fiileeiaseeeseribea nel, Y

mercial,paper,pineans for applying indicial l' 12.0 acjcordance With Whatever systemis in operai tothe i paper, means additicnal indiciato the paperinproximity tothe ini dicia `rst applied, a,carriagefforlcarrying the? paper from one'f applying Vmeans to an- 2. In a machine for operating oncommer'f p lying an amountandV date to the face ofthe commercial paper a1V singleoperation, means` for subsequentlyapplying additional indicia aboutthe amount and ll date, {means for supportingthe check? andfgniding i it, an'd means i for releasing `the-*check as an incident T.to'ithe operation of applying `the"` additimal` indicia to the cheeky y thev carriage for engaging the* checkymeans "for printing] anV amount on the `checlr', means j for `applying additinal indicia tothe check, a handlegforf operating saidlast mentioned means, and mechanism operatedby said handlefor` conveying" the C ai'riageto said Vlast i `mentioned means; iwherein sald* check guides comprise projections extending upwardly 'from the face of thetkcariiage',"which are;

adapted to, drop to'fa lowerposition asV an in- "having'check'guides thereon, a gripper on the carriage for engaging the check, means forli cident to the movement of said carriage.

`4. A check'certifiercomprismga carnage printing an" amount on thecheck,means for applying additional indicia to the lcheck,fa

V- Uhandle for operatingsaid last mentioned i means, and mechanism operated by Vsaidhan` f mentioned means, wherein the mechanism :for

conveying said carriage comprises guideways on the carriage, a rack moved by the operating handle, a pivoted armhaving a gear segment y y, the guideways on the carriage.

l Adesigned to positively hold acheck in a pre-1` determined position, means for .pireliminarily printinganamount on the chec C vroller orappl ingindicia ofcertificationto .the check, a p atenroller co-operating with 5. Aisch ck certifier coniprislng a `carriage" a printing f `said printing roller, `and common mechanism for operating said `printing,roller fand trans; `erring thefcarriagetto a position sothat the check held by the carriagewillbe engaged by the'printingroller as an incident to the opera- "tion of suc-h roller. y k l `6.V Aicheck certifier asdefined in claim 5` ,A wherein the check is "automaticallyreleased" from engagement )by thecarriage as aninci-u t `dent tothe operation applying indiciaof l i certification,

'designed to positively hold acheckin atprede- Y termined position, means ffor printing an amount on said check, a printing roller adapti second. i dle for conveying the carriage tos'aidlast c `edto print additional indicia* on 'the ichkr i t commom means for operating the1 `printingl roller andadvancing the check carriageto i position adjacent the printing roller, l and means carried by `the printing rolleraand coi' 3 851A' "check certifier comprising a: carriage y designed topositively hold a check in apredeterminedposition, means for` printing' an roller and advancing the check carriage Lto-a position adja`cent"theprinting roller,and l s t, i y Qmeans for positively engagingthe roller-to 3.A check certifier-"comprisingacarriage A "having check guidesjthereon, afgripper -on the roller'beingthereby `positively iixedib V l check `certifier as defined in claim `wherein 'ai platen rolleris provided, said ""roll` erro-'operating with-tlieprintingfrollerto enl gagethecheck and being releasaloly` secured inp'the frame" portion 'of V the machine so that Lit@ can bel-"readily extracted 'for "purposes of repair or replacement.

l0. In a machine of theclass described, a `irst unit for printing the amount and date on s a check havingan operatinghandle, a second unit for yprinting f additional indicia about `that p artof the fcheckbearing the amount, a

Vamountoirsaid check, a printingroller adapt? ed toprint additional'indiciaon` Athe checlq` `common means'for operating-the printing" carriage for supporting the check, an operat.-

finghandle for the second printing unit and mechanism actuated by the operating handle for conveying the carriage from tirstunit to unit Vfor printing the amount and date on a check, a unit for printing additionalindicia ,tliereon, a carriage for supporting the check,

a gripper securing the check in place on the thecheck gripper and releasingthe check.

unitfor printingan amount, aunit for printing additional indicia, ,said unit includmg a 11. Infa machine of the class described, a t

carriage, anoperating handle foractuating one printing unitland conveying the check,`

automatically, from one unit tothe other,

and `means carried-.by one unit for engaging 4 W i "12; In a machine.' of the classldescribed, a i t y tothe carriage f ace`,ian operating handle for the additional indicia printing unit, mecha` nism operated hy said handlefor conveyingthe handlexfrom one-unitto the other, and `a `projectionon oneof the rollers forlengag `irilgtlie gripper to turn it back and release the `c ec 13. In a certityingmachinecomprising two y n y y t y printingunits, one having a printing roller 7. A chcckcertifier `corriprising a carriage y as `an essential part thereof, a `carriage `for conveying a checkfrom one unit t0 the other, i

said carriage comprising a carriage table, a

table,- and a ,projection ,on ,the printing roller designed toturnethe gripper aboutjits hinge endrelesethe check, n i i 14. Inaertifying'maehine comprisingtwo Y printing,units,l onenlhaveing: e Y printing roller asien essential` part thereof,` a carriage for `conveying acheekl-om one'unit toA the other, aneli-` gnide ngersron saidfoarriage foryposif r i tioning je Scheck, thereon,k :the Y:guide fingers extending. above ,the-,topiof' the oarriege and1 i Hdesignedto drop telaipositionlbelowtheear# fra'ge as the"carriageis,Y` movedes 2in-incident l to its transfer from one printing ynuit tot-he other, s f

15.',In-fa.certifyingniaehine comprising two printing units, lone having a; printing rQ11er asyalnart' thereof a; eerrieae forloonve in a' i L 7 a; p

1 Cheek freni one`unitpto`theiother, said `cer-` riage comprising a carriagec `table yhaving p apertures therein, ,v gripper-hinged to! the Vtableand,havingapertures, coinciding with the apertnres inthe table `When in theposition gif-gripping@ cheek,` Veindguide V fingers eX- tending-throughthe aperturessaid guide n g ngersjdeegnedtofdrop t0 e position below' @marriage ibleadfgripper'ae @incidenttolthe movement of unitV to the other. i

said carriage from jone n printing units, one having a printing roller j: as. a part "thereof, aneerriage for conveying @"checlrirom one; unit` to" the othery saidV fcarriageieomprisinga earriage table having apertures therein, v a n gripper `hinged to the 'tablek andv having vapertures L bcoinciding `with A thevztpertu'res in the table Whenin the poei-` Y tion `oigri-pping a, cheek, guide lingers eX# tending throughthe apertres, seid guidengers `deeigned todropt'jo a position V heloWt-he the movement of seid oarriagefrom one unit to the other, and projection oir-the roller designed'to engagegthe gripper and release the check, Ythe Vcheck being, disehergedffrom the -I'nachine as an incident to the operationen? r the printingroller. i A In Wi, fiese whereof, We hereuntovsubsc'ribe our naines thiSl day of April, l927.`

. f JOHN W. CARLSON.

'e p THOMASM. WALSH.

1 OLE SLETTEV OLD.

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